Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath Legend and Metal Icon, Dies at 76

Black Sabbath frontman and euphony fable Ozzy Osbourne has died astatine 76.

The iconic vocalist down hits similar Crazy Train, War Pigs, and Mr. Crowley passed distant today, surrounded by his household (via BBC). His decease follows the Back to the Beginning farewell concert, which he, alongside a squad of different celebrated musicians, performed astatine conscionable weeks ago.

Ozzy Osbourne. Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images.

Osbourne’s household released a statement: “It is with much sadness than specified words tin convey that we person to study that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed distant this morning. He was with his household and surrounded by love. We inquire everyone to respect our household privateness astatine this time.”

Osbourne, besides known arsenic music’s Prince of Darkness, is known for shaping the metallic satellite with his unsocial vocal and songwriting skills. He genuinely broke into the euphony country arsenic the pb vocalist successful Black Sabbath, a pioneering ‘70s radical known for projects similar 1970’s Paranoid and 1971’s Masters of Reality. Even arsenic the set remained done to the 2000s, Osbourne would spell connected to merchandise his ain solo projects, including 1980’s Blizzard of Ozz and 1991’s No More Tears.

It’s hard to understate Osbourne’s interaction connected rock, metal, and euphony successful general, but he’s known for much than his legendary Crazy Train laugh. TV watchers were thrown for a loop successful 2002 with The Osbournes, a world amusement that featured Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, and Jack Osbourne. It ran for 4 seasons and 52 episodes earlier coming to an extremity successful 2005.

Aside from being known arsenic the antheral who spot the caput disconnected of a real-life bat during a performance successful the ‘80s, Osbourne made his stamp connected much TV bid and adjacent the movie world, too. He’s lent his dependable to South Park and, much recently, Trolls World Tour successful the past, and helium adjacent made cameo appearances successful films similar Ghostbusters (2016), Austin Powers successful Goldmember, and Little Nicky. Even gaming fans mightiness person caught an quality from Osbourne, arsenic the rocker recovered his mode to prima alongside Jack Black successful Double Fine’s Brutal Legend portion besides showing up for Neversoft’s Guitar Hero World Tour.

The Back to the Beginning performance took spot astatine Villa Park venue successful Birmingham, England, July 5, and featured Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Metallica, Slayer, and the remainder of Black Sabbath. It was meant to service arsenic a farewell amusement dedicated to the people Osbourne near connected euphony arsenic helium continued to conflict with Parkinson’s illness and different wellness complications. All proceeds generated from the performance were donated arsenic betwixt Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice.

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